Archive: 6 July 1997
22 articles found
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Jakarta stirs to percussion festival
Jakarta stirs to percussion festivalBy Helly Minarti JAKARTA (JP): Jakarta continues to celebrate its 470th anniversary which was held on June 22 with festivities galore to mark the special occasion. The latest celebration is the Jakarta Percussion Festival '97 (Jakperc '97) which will be held on...
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
TV today
TV todayTVRI 6:00 a.m. TVRI News 6:25 Morning News 6:45 Religious Teachings: Hikmah Pagi 7:15 Healthy and Fit 7:30 Children's Program: Arena 123 8:00 TV Series: Brudy and Family 8:30 Performances: Warna Warni 9:00 Children's Film 9:30 Talk Show: Etika 10:00 TVRI News 10:30 Music: Album Minggu Ini...
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
In search of a noble heritage
In search of a noble heritage The week-long National Keraton (Palace) Festival in Cirebon, West Java, which ends tomorrow, may seem no more than a cultural festival, a remembrance of a feudalistic culture most Indonesians never experienced.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Shock of the new in Jakarta production of 'Julius Caesar'
Shock of the new in Jakarta production of 'Julius Caesar'By Yenni Kwok JAKARTA (JP): The mob cannot care less when Cinna the poet pleads he is not the traitor they are searching for in William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
The Food Stall
The Food StallBy Lea Pamungkas Idah choked and some moist grains of rice fell from her mouth. Her mother's call had disturbed her. The woman across the street had just arrived. This morning she was dressed in white down to her shoes. Only her hair, long and tangled, was black.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Jakarta Fair's provincial stalls unattractive
Jakarta Fair's provincial stalls unattractive JAKARTA (JP): If the Jakarta Fair was a competition between exhibitors to see who could attract the most interest, then the stands in Hall C exhibiting goods from the nation's 27 provinces would be the losers.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Tamil Tiger guerrillas release Indonesian skipper
Tamil Tiger guerrillas release Indonesian skipper COLOMBO (AFP): The freed Indonesian skipper of a refugee ship yesterday said he had feared for his life throughout his three- day captivity by Tamil Tiger guerrillas who accused him of transporting government soldiers.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Guess What?
Guess What? Is Umar Kayam blazing a new career path since his retirement from teaching at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta in May? He is continuing to write short stories, novels and newspaper columns, as expected, but he has also accepted the lead role in the TV film Canthing.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Kite festival brings back childhood memories
Kite festival brings back childhood memoriesBy Irawati Wisnumurti JAKARTA (JP): What is so fascinating about kites? Why do people of all ages never tire of these flying objects?You would have found out had you gone to the Jakarta International Kite Festival at Monas park earlier this week.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Designers license sunglasses but don't manufacture them
Designers license sunglasses but don't manufacture themBy Dini S. Djalal JAKARTA (JP): A friend recently confessed to me that he was miserable about clothes and shoes, wearing each fraying item in his closet until they fall off.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Royal status, a modern life phenomenon
Royal status, a modern life phenomenon JAKARTA (JP): Nowadays affluent people are trying to seek noble titles. They examine their family tree and search for any clues that could link them to a royal family. For them, holding such a title gives a feeling of pride and prestige.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Aceh braces for new challenges
Aceh braces for new challenges BANDA ACEH (JP): Since the 17th century, Indonesia's westernmost province of Aceh has enjoyed a reputation as one of the most prosperous Moslem areas in Southeast Asia.The region is often lauded as a place where Moslems have successfully blended tradition and religion.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Injustice towards aborigines
Injustice towards aborigines I read recently with contempt how four members of the Indonesian Human Rights Commission had traveled to Canberra reporting to a Human Rights Forum, convened by Australians.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Rembang *)
Rembang *) When the sky pours down on you with rainOnly spots of drizzle that you getWhen the sun's rays shineFor you only the heat and just only thatWhen the sea throws fishes ashoreYou only smell their bad odorAnd your sweat produces salt onlyTo make your wounds throb more painfully Oh, my...
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Expert calls for people's input in policy making
Expert calls for people's input in policy making JAKARTA (JP): The government should side with the people and show this by including them in all stages of policy making, an expert said over the weekend.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Kind hearts are worth more than coronets
Kind hearts are worth more than coronetsBy K. Basrie CIREBON, West Java (JP): What's so right about being royal in an era when democracy, with its thorough leveling of social classes, reigns supreme?Nothing, according to nobles attending the ongoing Keraton (Palace) Festival here.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Mixed fortunes for palaces of Yogyakarta and Surakarta
Mixed fortunes for palaces of Yogyakarta and SurakartaBy Sumanto YOGYAKARTA (JP): Yogyakarta Palace may be the exception in the grim historical journey of palaces in contemporary Indonesia. While most royal houses have collapsed or are crumbling, the Yogyakarta Palace is dynamically shaping its own...
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Devout Aceh is not shielded from problems with teens
Devout Aceh is not shielded from problems with teens BANDA ACEH, Aceh (JP): It was Wednesday, ladies night at the disco here, and club hoppers gripped by Ecstasy's euphoric daze were out in force. Young people contorted their arms like electrified tree branches and swung their heads violently in...
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Staying one snazzy step ahead of the pack
Staying one snazzy step ahead of the pack JAKARTA: Shoe manufacturers would stomp their feet in ire at the argument that shoes are simply footwear. And so would personality development gurus and executives who claim their expensive, shiny footwear puts them one step ahead of the competition.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Center helps teenagers solve problems
Center helps teenagers solve problems Adolescence, broadly defined as falling from 10 to 19 years old, is one of the most crucial periods in a person's life. This is the time when people develop their own standards and question the values of their communities.
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
Who is not afraid of Jakarta?
Who is not afraid of Jakarta? JAKARTA (JP): At 470 years of age Jakarta is still a city of opportunity for people who want to quit rural poverty, but it can be a horror city for others.Many villagers, who could hardly keep their noses above water back home, have moved to Jakarta because they...
Sun, 06 Jul 1997
The changing culture of Javanese 'keraton' titles
The changing culture of Javanese 'keraton' titlesBy Singgih Wibisono JAKARTA (JP): It is said that if royal titles were to ignite endogenous pride among the today's society, travesty would take on a new meaning.